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Behavioral Science Criteria in Child Custody Determinations
Author(s) -
Woody Robert Henley
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
journal of marital and family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.868
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1752-0606
pISSN - 0194-472X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-0606.1977.tb00440.x
Subject(s) - child custody , psychology , equity (law) , preference , discipline , social psychology , developmental psychology , criminology , law , political science , economics , microeconomics
This is an investigation of the relationships between the characteristics of lawyers, psychiatrists, psychologists, and social workers and the criteria they employ when they are involved in child custody legal proceedings. The findings reveal disciplinary distictions, equity for the mother and father, and influence from demographic variables regarding the preference for criteria to be applied for child custody determination.